Gloves for playing sports



Sept. 20, 1966 F. SPERANDEO 3,273,165

GLOVES FOR PLAYING SPORTS Filed De. 9, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.FRAN K SPERAN DEO P 1966 F. SPERANDEO 3,273,165

GLOVES FOR PLAYING SPORTS Filed Dec. 9, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 65INVENTOR. S FRANK SPERANDEO Sept. 20, 1966 F. SPERANDEO 3,273,165

GLOVES FOR PLAYING SPORTS Filed Dec. 9, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORFRAN K SPERANDEO BWM United States Patent 3,273,165 GLOVES FOR PLAYINGSPORTS Frank Sperandeo, 882 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Filed Dec. 9, 1963,Ser. No. 329,167

1 Claim. (Cl. 2--169) This invention concerns a glove for use in playingsports in which a club or racquet is handled such as in golf, tennis,badminton, etc.

The object of the invention is to provide a glove which has no seams inthe front between the fingers and the palm and between the thumb andpalm, and which has no seams at the outer side of the index finger, sothat only a thin, smooth leather facing or glove front is interposedbetween the hand of the player and the club or racquet.

Another object is to provide a glove of the character described which ispart leather and part open mesh or apertured cloth of fabric.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a glove embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the glove of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are enlarged sectional views taken on lines 3-3 and44, respectively, of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a blank fabric piece employed in forming theback of the glove.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a blank leather piece employed in forming thefront of the glove.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a blank fabric piece employed in forming fingerfourchettes of the glove.

FIG. 8 is a front view of another glove according to the invention.

FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, are enlarged sectional views taken on lines 99 and10-10, respectively, of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational View of the glove of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a blank leather piece employed in forming thefront of the glove of FIGS. 8-11.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the blank fabric piece employed in formingpart of the back of the glove of FIGS. 8-11.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a blank fabric thumb and wrist piece of theglove of FIGS. 8-11.

FIG. 15 are plan views of fabric fourchette pieces employed in the gloveof FIGS. 8-11.

FIG. 16 are plan views of leather fingertip reinforcement piecesemployed at the backs of fingers of the glove of FIGS. 8-11.

Referring first to FIGS. 1-4, there is shown glove 20 having a leatherfront formed with finger sections 21-24, thumb section 25, palm section26 and wrist section 27. All of the sections 21-27 are integral andwithout seams so that the user can grasp a club or racquet in his handwithout interposition of a seam at the front of the club. The indexfinger section 21 is continued around the outer side of the finger andacross the back of the index finger so that there is no seam at theouter side of the index finger between either the front or back of thefinger.

The glove 20 has a fabric back made of open mesh or apertured cloth withnumerous, uniformly distributed ventilation holes 41. The back 40 isformed with three finger sections 42, 43, 44, a thumb section 45,back-ofthe-hand section 46, and wrist section 47 all integral with3,273,165 Patented Sept. 20, 1966 each other in a seamless arrangement.A single open mesh fabric piece 50 with holes 49 is disposed in serpentine fashion to form fourchette sections 51-56. Fourchette section 51 islocated at the inner side of the index finger F1 adjacent to middlefinger F2. Fourchette section 51 is joined to leather index fingersection 21 by a front seam S1 and a rear seam S2. Fourchette section 51starts near the tip of the index finger F1 of the glove and is locatedonly at the inner side thereof.

Fourchette section 52 is continuous with section 51 so that there is notransverse seam therebetween at the bases of fingers F1 and F2.Fourchette section 52 is joined to front leather section by seam S1which, as clearly shown in FIG. 1, is continuous along the inneradjacent sides of fingers F1, F2, around the tip of finger F3, alongadjacent sides of fingers F3, F4, around the tip of finger F4, and alongthe outer side of finger F4, palm P and wrist W to the open wrist end Eof the glove.

The fourchette section 53 is located on the side of index finger F2adjacent to middle finger F3. Fourchette section 54 is located on theside of finger F3 adjacent to fourchette section 53. Fourchette section55 is located on the side of finger F3 adjacent to ring finger F4.Fourchette section 56 is located on the outer side of finger F4.Fourchette section 56 terminates at the tip of little finger F4.

At the back of the glove, seam S2 joins leather index finger section 21and fabric finger sections 42, 43, 44 to fourchette sections 51-56 asclearly shown in FIG. 2.

A seam S3 is located at the back of the glove and extends from the baseof index finger F1 at its inner side in a generally rectangular positionfirst parallel to the axis of finger F1, then perpendicular theretoalong the inner or upper edge of the thumb TH of the glove, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 2. Seam S3 continues around the tip of the thumb TH, theninwardly along the outer of underside of the thumb, along the outer edgeof the palm P, and terminates along the outer edge of the wrist W andterminates at end B of the glove. Hemming seams HS and HS may beemployed to finish the raw edges of leather and fabric at end E of theglove. 1

An expansible chain stitching S4 is provided on the leather front 30 atthe wrist end to insure a snug fit at the wrist. This stitching isentirely out of the way of the thumb TH, index finger F1 and palm P soas to leave the front portions of these sections entirely free ofstitching. Similar stitching S6, S7 may be provided on back wristsection 47. It will be noted that there are no seams at the front, backand outer side of the index finger F1. There are no seams at the topsand bottoms of the fingers F2, F3 and F4 between the front and rearseams S1, S2. This construction with a minimum number of seams resultsin an improved glove for sports use.

FIG. 6 shows a blank 30' which is used to form the leather front 30 ofthe glove. The blank is shown fiat with four finger sections 21-24,thumb section 25, palm section 26 and wrist section 27. Index fingersection 21 has a double, seamless width. This section may be folded online L1 so that portion 21 is disposed at the front of the glove andportion 21 is disposed at the rear of the glove. sewn together in thefinished glove by a short seam S5 indicated by a dotted line. Seam S1 isindicated by a dotted line extending between the wrist end E at one endand the tip of finger portion 21 The outer edge of finger portion 21 isjoined by seam S2 to fourchette porsection 27. Hemming seam HS isindicated at the wrist end B of the leather blank 30.

It will be noted that The rounded tips of portions 21, 21 arethumbsection 25 extends at an obtuse angle to the lengthwise direction ofblank 30.

FIG. shows blank 40 used to make the glove back 40. This blank is shownflat with three finger sections 42, 43,- 44, thumb section 45,back-of-the-hand section 46 and wrist section 47. Scam S1 is indicatedby a dotted line extending between the wrist end E along the outer edgesof sections 47,46, 44 to the tip of finger section 44. Seam S2 extendsbetween the tip of finger section 44 and the base of finger section 42.Seam S3 is indicated as extending along the outer edge of palm section46, around thumb section 45 and outer edge of wrist section 47 toterminate at the wrist end E. Hemming seam HS is indicated as extendingtransversely across the blank at the wrist end.

In order to join the front and rear thumb sections 25, 45 together byseam S3, it is necessary to fold thumb section 25 upwardly on line L2indicated in FIG. 6 while thumb section 45 is folded down at line L3.This causes the thumb TH of the glove to stand out at an angle of 90 tothe lengthwise direction of the glove as clearly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 7 shows the fourchette blank 50 employed to form fourchettesections 51-56. Seam S1 is applied at one edge while seam S2 is appliedat the other edge.

It will be noted that glove 20 is a three-piece glove with major frontand back parts and narrow fourchette parts. All seams are turnedinwardly as indicated in FIGS. 3 and 4 to provide smooth outer surfacesat all sides and edges of the glove. This glove can be made in differentsizes for .men, women and children. It enables playing of sports withgreater effective use of clubs and racquets since the seams arestrategically located to be clear of all critical areas required forproper grip on the handle of any club or racquet.

Glove 20 shown in FIGS. 8-11 is made from blank pieces shown in FIGS.12-15. Parts corresponding to those of glove 20 are identicallynumbered.

Glove 20 has a leather front 30 with, finger sections 21-24, thumbsection 25, palm section 26 and wrist section 27. Holes 60 are providedin the palm section for ventilation. Integral continuous fourchettes 5152 made from a single blank fourchette strip 61 are provided betweenfingers F1, F2. Fabric blank strip 61 is shown in FIG. 15. Integralfourchettes 53 54 are provided between. fingers F2, F3. These are madefrom fabric blank strip 62 shown in FIG. 15. Integral fourchettes 55 56*are provided between fingers F3, F4. These fourchettes are made fromfabric blank strip 63 shown in FIG. 15. Seams S9 secure the fourchettesections to the front finger sections 21-24.

Attached to the thumb section 25' by a seam S10 is a back thumb section65 made from a fabric blank strip 65' shown in FIG. 14. The seam S10 isindicated by a dotted line in FIG. 14.

The back thumb section 65 is secured to the back section 46 and wristsection 47 of fabric back 40 by seam S10 and scan S11, respectively.Seam S11 is indicated by a dotted line in FIGS. 13 and 14.

Seams S9 secure the fourchette sections Sl -56 to the back fingersections 42*, 43 44 An outer seam S12 secures the front and rear parts30 40 together at the outer side of finger F4, palm section 26 and wristsection 27 Chain stitching S4 constricts the wrist end of the glove.This stitching is provided near the end of wrist section 47. Hemmingstitches HS and HS at front and rear, respectively, finish the raw edgesof the leathter front and fabric back.

Leather tips 70, 71 and 72 are applied at tips of the backs of fingersF2, F3, F4 to reinforce the fingers. These tips are made from leatherblank tabs 70'72 shown in FIG. 16. Transverse stitching S13 may beapplied at the bottom ends of these tabs on the backs of the fingers.

The blank 30 from which the leather front of the glove is made is shownin FIG. 12. The double width of index finger section 21 is clearlyshown. Thumb section 25 extends downwardly parallel to the lengthwisedirection of the blank. When blank strip 65' is attached and mutuallyrectangular seams S10, S11 are applied the thumb TH extends outwardly atright angles to the lengthwise direction of glove 20*. Blank 30 hasparallel finger sections 21-24, a generally rectanglar wrist section 27and a palm section 26 integral with the finger, thumb and wristsections.

Blank 40" shown in FIG. 13 is similar to blank 40 of FIG. 5, except thethumb section 45 is omitted, to be replaced by separate thumb section 65in the finished glove. The transverse seams S13 for tabs are indicatedby dotted lines in FIG. 13. The seams S9 for the fourchette sections areshown at the finger sections 42 -44 Outer seam S12 for attachment to theouter edge of blank 30 extends between the wrist end E and tip end offinger section 44*. Outer seam S11 for the wrist edge WE and palmsection 46 is shown by a dotted line at the right in FIG. 13. Fourchetteseams S9 are shown in FIG. 12. The seam S10 is shown extending from thebase end of index finger section 21 at its outer edge around the thumbsection 25 to the wrist end E. Outer seam S12 is shown at the right inFIG. 12. Seams S9 secures the outer edge of section 21 to fourchettesection 51 Both the gloves 20 and 20* can be used effectively for sportsuse. There will be no seams between thumb and palm and between anyfinger and palm. In addition, there will be no seam at the outer side,front and rear of the index finger.

Although the gloves have been shown as made partly of fabric and partlyof leather, they can be made entirely of leather or entirely of fabric.In the drawings, glove 20 is shown as a righ-thand glove and glove 20 isa lefthand glove. The gloves for the other hands are made by front andback blanks having the reverse or mirror image configuration of thoseshown in the drawings.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

In a sports glove having the palm including the index finger portion,thumb portion and area therebetween completely free of seams, acombination of a front part and a back part secured together to form thecompleted glove,

(a) said back part having a back of the hand section,

a wrist section and, in the area of said thumb and index finger, a thumbsection only, said thumb section extending from said back of the handsection and away from said wrist section at an oblique angle withrespect to the normal longitudinal axis of said back part, I (b) saidfront part having a pahn section, a wrist section and, in the area ofsaid thumb and index finger, an index finger section of sufficient widthto extend around the front, back and thumb-facing side areas of an indexfinger, and a thumb section extending from said palm section andgenerally toward said wrist section at an angle approaching theperpendicular with respect to the normal longitudinal axis of said frontpart, said index finger section extending at said full width from thetip thereof to the joint with said thumb section, whereby a portion ofthe back of the hand and the back of the index finger will be covered bysaid index finger section, the width of said front part thumb sectionbeing greater than the width of said back part thumb section, wherebythe joining seams will be remote from the glove palm, said front andback part being seamed at the edges to form said completed glove.

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JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner.

